| Full name | Richard Gordon Lawson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1898-10-08)8 October 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cockermouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 January 1961(1961-01-03) (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Workington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Bees School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Thomas Lawson (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Gordon Lawson (8 October 1898 – 3 January 1961) was an English international rugby union player.
Lawson was born in Cockermouth and educated at St Bees School.
A forward, Lawson was the elder brother of rugby player Thomas Lawson, with whom he featured in the back row of the scrum in matches for Workington and Cumberland.
Lawson gained his solitary England cap against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1925 Five Nations.
See also
References
- "R. G. Lawson England's Reserve". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 26 March 1925.
- ^ ""Terrier" Lawson". Birmingham Gazette. 29 December 1927.
- "England XV. Held To A Draw". Westminster Gazette. 16 February 1925.
External links
- Richard Lawson at ESPNscrum